E voices we coon found tha: we were in the vicinity, of! a ferry and a picket station. We'conld bear conver.lation all day, and =lay qa . iet until dark, when taking our boat tote the centre of the stream ? , we proposed to float quietly past the ferry, but just as! we got to it, our boat struck a snag, Making a noise which alarmed the sentinel on. shore. "Who's in that boat ?",' cello ringing, across to us. We made no reply, and after challenging us three times., the alarni was given, and boats put cit, going each side of the river down the 'stream. We could see them by 'their to'rehes, but they could not see us. We telt that'our time was come, but making a deaperate effort we released our bust and Paddled to the shore retracine , "our steps up tlte river, until we came to the.woodsj where we, i put op our "oint •ment." this time, both sides of the river were alive with our pursuers, car ryins,c, torches and bringing out their dogs. - We struck actoas an open lot to a large ',outfield Where we •concealed ourselves, Our pursuers came near us and all around us. The dogs could not get the trail but would continually return to the place where .we landed, and follow our track to the place •scrbere we greased up, when they would' lose the seent. This was a great puzzle to the rebs, and we could plainly !mair their wonders at the unusual conduct- a, their dogs. Finally they =moved :away from the vicinity of our hid. leg Place, When we quickly took to our beettrand did tot_rest until we gained an elevation of ground half a mile from them,' where we encamped. We could see them Juost all night, scouring the country with their torches, and the deep baying of the bounds was anything but pleasant music to us. Finally becom ing tired lof the pursuit, they gave it up. ; The nest night we struck off into the couatry several miles from the river, and for two day s traveled as nearly parallel to it as we col l oid ' -On the 30th we came to an old planta tiou ,whicblafter carefully reconnoitering we found Was only inhabited by negroes. Ye made Our situation know to them, and *one old darkey took us to his hut and baked us up nine loaves of corn bread, of which,. althOugh we were nearly farnie.bed, we did not allow ourselves to consume but one of these a day. We paid the darkev $l5 for the bread, five dollars for a double handful of salt, and five dollars fors plug of tobacco. He also gave us directions_ which way to travel, and told us that the confederate' cavalry were around 014 vicinity with packs of hound, looking fell deserters &c. His wife was a white woman ; and chewed snuff. He time a free In egro, and had charge of the plantation,he owner of which was at the North,, with his wife, having made his escape tour lines Borne time previous. The nex day we discovered a canoe on c/ the opposite shore of tho river, and near the plantation. We concluded to swim the riveryhich was very wide, and secure it,having cast lots to see who should make! the attempt. While i waiting .for the i evening to cover our undertahing, we were delighted to see the overseer come down to the river and cross over to our side, hitching his skiff within a few feet of our ambush. As soon as he was at al respectable distance we tobk possession 1 of the skiff and puShed down the river. In this way we traveldd for three nights, hiding our boat and ourselves an the day- , time.' , On the Morning of the 3d of Novem ber, we fund ourselves at the bead of the Chootawhatchie bay, and here we expected to have found our gunboats.but in this we were disappointed. Both shores of the bai were lined with an impenetia hie swamp, and the water was very rough, a) much so that our boat was in danger of being swamped. 1 We pulled our boat into shoreC and being entirely out of pro visions, we tried to 'catch some fish. But not_a bites could we, get. Determined to have some food we started into the coun try,, and by good, luck came across a de- ' serted plantation. I Not a soul could we find, so We took possession. We soon found a' guinea hen, whose days were) numbered. We Made up a 'fire in the Louse, hunted up a Dutch oven and put the fowl !roasting. We continued our search and found a barrel aeon], and also a coffee mill. In this we cracked up aboht a 'peck of corn and made some. Johbny cakes. Famished as we were, this coarse food was delicious. About, dark a Nett of gelato came to the house. We were I not 'engin securing a fine kid, and his carcass was soon roasting before the fire. As soon as he was in any way iu an, eatable Condition .we commenced our attacks upon him, and did not desist until we '4lO nearly devoured one third of him. Tnding-some cotton in the house we strewed it on the floor and for the first time for Many months enjoyed sleet, be neath a' roof. We were so much ex hausted by our previous travels that we laid by here two dayi, when fearing to remain longer, we abandoned our boat _and started .for Lagrange, once a flour ishing town, but now almost deserted.— We canah in sight of the town, but before Teaching . it, we came across three contra bands; Who informed us that the gun boats ware at East Pass nearly 60 miles distant.; We continued our travels, and came to!a bayou Sunday afternoon, on the - banks of, which we found a plantation of sweet' petatocs. Seeuriog some we went into the; woods arid built up a rousing fire. It had been rejoin , ' very bard all day 0 and we Were completely, soaked. Drying . our clothes, and'cooking our potatoes we passed a miserable night in the swamp. r 1. The next morning_we started to go around she happy, and bid not travele.d far be fur. I,6 l came Phillip 'upon a white man. • He accosted ; I ns, and taking us for'corifed crate solders entered ; 1 into conversation with "us. We Bonn found out that in consequencolof a visit' to his plantation by our gunboats he had taken an oath of neutrality, 'and cared very little which side prospered, providing he 'reunified undisturbed in the possession of his prop erty. We finally inade known otir situa."; tien to him, arid importuned bin) to as-, slat us. This'he said he was afraid to do as the rebel cavalry made frequent visits to his plantation, and if they should find it out, would take summary ven geance upon Lim.l He finally told lIS of a Union than who lived across the bayou, i one Eli Wright, Who . would,l;if we could: reach his house, afford us Protection and assistance; and consented i 3 O let . his son' tako us across the bayou I,ri his , boat, •. which wall concealed near by.iwhich he i nid, and we gave him six dollars in green 'and rh If ' backs. About a mile a . a of travel brought us to tb&houie of 'Or.' Wright. We wenyboldly into his yaid, where we! found him at work coopering an'old pail.? He was nearly 7O years old. Azeostingi him by his name, we Worland him that we were Yankees; fleeing to the Union 1 lines. With tears in his eyes he wel. corned us; shaking, each oneiof us by the hand, and saying "God blesi you !'i He said "1 7as born a Union :man, I have always liYed a Union man" and by the i blessing of God I will die a Union man." Taking us tote the house, hp introduced us tells wife, who was a singular woman. "Be you Surely Union boys '.?' If you are, the best I have in the bo'use shall be yours. I have about a quarter of a pound Of coffee whichil will pt . , arid if you are blamed rebels, hope it will" Poison every pesky one of y I'' 1 We assured er that we Wen Yankees, I and she soon se • herself to mirk to provide us with a good supper, the "choicest lux ury of which was the coffee. And uo wonder. for N 76 had halYl tasted this article since wnwere taken prisoners. We narrated our adventures to the old couple, who seemed to`take as nine l 'h interest in us as Hales. had been their own children . , Shortly after our meal the old man's son .returned home. He 'lied been to a , village some twenty miles atvay, and bad learned that rebel cavalry iwere in that vicinity. and liable to make him a visit at any moment.. So the old man hurried us off down to the bayou ;there he had a barn filled with coin husks. Ile furnished us with blankets and we made ourselves safe and comfortable. He ,told us that be was expecting , a vsit every day from al Yankee schooner which frequently corn-I m . unicated between him and the Yankee fleet, and said he would secrete ns until it came. Ile broughttus our meals reg ularlyl After laying here four days, the. schooner . did not ,caine, and; the old man began to grow alSrined for our safety and his own. Surionnded by decesh neigh-, bors and liable to visits fromrebel cav-I , I alry, he thought ii, improvident to remain longer concealed at his barn But where' to go was the' perpleiing cpestion. The, Union fleet was 35 miles down the bay, and the only practicable means of reach- l ing it was byloiit. ' There °was onlylonel in this neighborhood, and this belonged! to an old Seeesh,, one Brown, who was so ( jealous of it that : be was in the habit of! n !vine. in wait' by its side, :with his rifle! . . 1 , cocked. Besidesiif 4 we could surprise 'him in his absence and take his boat, he would I retaliate on Mr. Wtight, and probably( shoot him, as he ;had often threatened to! do. After co ,, itCting on the subject some; , time, we eoncruded that the g reatest good,! for the greatest number, dpmanded that( the old fellow must die, besides we tho't., , it would be only proper punishment for( his many sins, acid even murders. So armed with a rifle, containing a ball and; three back shof, :and a musket loaded 1, with 13 balls, we Crept cautiously to the place where his boat was concealed. For tunately for himle was not, there. We; might have taken the boat, but this would! , not do, as it would , icompromHse Wright.( Again we held, a council of war, and dd.! cided to take Old Brown a(prisorier, and I make him carry us' to !the fleet. So at, midnight we Marched to his house, and entered WithoUt knOcking, :With rifle and I ! musket presented. ! lie wds in his shirt sleeves lying on the floor,,' with a - crowd of children around him, hut although ;armed with a revolver and bowie knife, he saw that resistance wohld be useless. I Wo told him our purpose ii(ed offered him the alternative of takium hi ; m to the fleet, . with the privilege of returning or. going with us as a;prisoner. St first he de murred and plead all mauner of exchses, but finding us firm, nut, o'p his coat and went with us to the boat. I( After we had him fairly under wily we 'put our guns which we had borrowed bf Wright on shore. It was about twe o'clock when we got under way; and we' made directly for the fleet; and arrived at the Gunboat Bloomer, Capt. Cresie, about 11 o'clock the nest Idly. We were: welcomed on board by! Capt. C. who took us to his , cabin, and listeued to our story. When ' he recognized our boatman ho exclaimed "You have got the very •aseal I want." It seemed that Brown ha Linde himself partieulatlly,obnoxious to cur officers. At, first he !as inclined to retain him, but Ss! we bad pkorai.sed him his Safety Hite took us safely(th,ere, Capt. C. (,gave him some hard tack and let him gO.( ! I ! i After ',staying on board the Gunboat two days; Cwt. C. sent 6 by sloop to !Pensacola, , :here we were hospitably re ceived by 'the Provost piers:hal, Capt. Mantiloi Faviug,exarilined us to his satisfaction ; he sent us to Gen. Hurlburt's headquarter?, where we [ Were examined very minutely by the General as to our knowledge lot the' country through which we bad pa7ed. We weie mat pitiable , [ looking objects. Our clothes were so badly torn that they barely clung to us, ' Lind to add to our discomfort . we were cov , ered with rand 'fleas, and vermin. We were' suipplied with new clothing, and soon made ourselves comfortable. FrOm Pensacola we were forwarded to the Provost Marshal at New Orleans, who forwardad us to New York. No otiewho has never been in a simi lar situation can imagine the joy we ex perienced on on c , e more finding ourselves within the Unibn lines,' and once more beneath the protecting folds of the starry flag. Since weknade our escape, we had traveled over 600 miles, through the rebel territory, Mostly by night, with no compass but the stars, and no chatt save a small map of 'the 'United States, thro' the swamps of Florida, dependent on the meager food we could steal, for our sup port. For thirty•five days we were thus exposed to greater hardships than we ever before endured. Nothing sustained ns but our longiug desire to once ,more breathe the frei) air of heaven, and, once more greet the dear friends from whom we had so long been separated. The Verdict Of t. 565. Maine, New liamishire, Vermont, Rhode Island and Connecticut held their i State elections prior to. Tuesday of last week, and the Union men gained in Con gressmen and swept every State. Pennsylvania elected n Union Auditor General, Surveyor General and about 37• majority on joint ballot in the legislature. The. State ticket is chosen by from 15,000 to 20,000 with a very light vote. In Qhio the vote is very light and the Democratic candidate, Gen. Morgan, be. ing much less objectionable that Vallan dighara, the Union majority is reduced to about 30,000. The Democrats made an exhausting effort, and elect as near nothing as possible. In lowa the Democrats nominated a General also and endorsed President John- son, hoping I thereby to deceive many Union voters, but they, are defeated by from 20,000 . t0 25,000. In California there was no State ticket Ito elect, but twMthirds of the members of the Ilegislatuse chosen are Unicarthus settling another coppery as Senator— : -Mr. 3leDougal. In old Virginia the rebel-Democracy have elected several members of Congress, but as they won't get io, its no adds, as' Toots would say. No where out of rebel. dont has Democracy plgitated this year ! The t re seems to be no limit to the fa tality that follows the ambition of the Woodwards. Chief Justice Woodward was defeated for U. S. Senator when reg ularly nominated and his party in power; was subsequently rejected by the United States Senate when nominated by Presi dent Polk as Judge of the Supreme Court of the United States, - and again rejected by the people in 1863 when presented for Governor. Weary of defeats with the' father, add desiring in some measure to retrieve his memory, the Democracy of Luzern°, his home, nominated his son Stanley for the Senate this fall, an the people of that strong Democratic county have rejected him by 235 majority, while the rest of the Democratic ticket is elect- 1 ed. Verily the sour grapes which the father has taken has set his children's teeth on edge. ' In spite of the most unscrupulous ef- I forts to defeat him, Morton McMichael! is chosen Mayor of Philadelphia by over 5,000 majority. 41tbough he has given 'the best energies of his life to defend the' great industrial interests of Philadelphia and the country On all occasions, he was assailed persgtently and bitterly as the foe of the laboring classes, and while most of thole disregarded these falsehoods, still a lew were de:n(10 to vote against their best and ablest friend. It will bo a mat ter of congratuhition among the Union men of the State that Mr. McMichael is chosen to the Chief Magistracy of the great emporium of the State. He will discharge the grave duties assigned him with dignity, nli•ility and fidelity, and maintain the high character of Philadel phia.for devotioU to order and law. THE ENGLISH REBEL LOAN HOLDERS The Lend' Times indignantly iie -301/13CCS the list of Englishmen suffering by the rebel loan as a malicious irnpoi ture, and declares that it is a complete falsehood to assert that the editor of the Times loses ten thousand pounds or more by ,the loan. Several of the other gen tlemen named are writing letters to the same effect. Hon. Evelyn Assley denies that he had any of the loan. Mr.Ridout, proprietor of the /Wonting Post, makes the same denial. Mr. Laird, of Liverpool —whom we trust Americans will remem ber as the builder of the Alabama—au thorizes the same denial. Mr. Gladstone, Chancellor of the Exchequer, 'telegraphs hie denial to the London Star. But wby do these gentlemen deny the charge with suc h fury ? They apolandea , the rbbellion. • Th e y reviled the United State's Government. Their Sneered ' . at the ,idea of ever subduing the rebel States. They extolled the rebels as bigh- : minded patriots and honorable men; exercising -nu' undeniable , and ; gallantly striking for liberty. Mi r Laird defended them in Parliament afidi built vessels fir them. The Morning Post clung to their.fortttnes I to the last, and refused, to beliere their overthrow. Mrl Gladstone declared that Jefferson Davis bad created a nation.— What possible reason was there that these L I gentlemen shoald not ai d by money a cause to which titey gave 'praise so freely ? There is no shame in helping' honorable men gallantly 'striking for right and lib erty. There is !,130 disgrace in the state- ment that they` showedl their faith by their works. I The gallant gentlemen have indeed come to grief. Mr. Jeffer son Davis's nation died 4fore it was bore. But is it disreputable for: an English gen tleman to have helped the unfortunate? May he not hooorably ljump in to rescue a drowning man, even though his effort be• in vain ? simple humanity not es timable in England? The English gen tlemen hurry to exculpate themselves from the suspicion of actually aiding the American rebels with as much alacrity and indigoatiqt as if tliey were Irish Fentans. It is a painfu l , and ridiculous spectacle. If all these gentlemen were not ashamed to countenance and encourage a rebel lion waged against equal civil liberty, an insurrection, to ;overthrow a free govern ment and establish a slave-empire, surely they n-ed fnbt blush at the' imputation of honesdy nieaniag what they said, and of stipportingl with their purses a cause to which tliCy deyoted their tongues and pens.—.ffitrperls Weekly, THE 040LE4A.—There can no longer be any danbt tlat the Asiatic cholera has made its appearance and is spreading in England. I Am: l nbar fatal case has occurr ed at Southampton. From there it has spread to Sholipg Common and Bitterne, situate abbut fpur and two miles from SoutliamOon. I The two cases at Sholing Common have Proved fatal ; of seven cases at Bitterne two' have proved fatal, while the other patientsat were improving. There is also a Marked diarrhea all over the 41s triet of Bitterne. I i In France. the disease is likewise on the increase. " I A letter from Toulon states that it baJ brolOn.out with steeling sud denness at Boelies Pont, a little town of 3,000 inhabitants .. ln the course of the' first night in which it made its appear ance there were sixty cases, and thirty six hours later there had been 55 deaths out of a population reduced to 1,000 souls ; by a panib stricken people. In Toulon' it has a peculiarly ' virulent character. It has also made its appearance at Paris, where, according to the testimony of Dr. Vacher, the condition of the stagnant water of the basin causes a serious appre hension of its rapid spread. THE TRIAL OF JEFFERSON DAVIS.- It is understohd that the delay in the trial of Jeff Davis is not the fault of the Administratiori. It 'is the business of the judiciary and not of the Executive to initiate proceedings in the premises; but there is a diffOrenco of 'views among jul rists, and the ,pinion has been advanced that in the paesent unsettled condition of the Southern ,tates, which aro still under, martial law, (in one of which the trial would bare to take place,) and no general peace having lbeen proclaimed, further legislation by Congress may become nee. essary ; and, fitrther, there would not be time enough hotween now and the first Monday in Ddeember to try the case, for at that period l i the Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States will commence their regular term at the Capitol. What ever may be ite ultimate disposition ofl Jefferson Davis and others, this appears to be the present condition of the import ant subject. ; Maria N usEcKED. 7 —The Copper heads, who have been unvrilling sojourn ers, says' the Readingdourna/, for the last five years at, the head waters of "Salt River," and who made extensive and con fident preparations to return this Fall within the piile of civilization, have had their fond hopes crushed by the result of , the recent election. In view of the die , 1 mal prospects: that their ostracism is like ly to be perOtual,.they ere now cogitat ., ing the erection of permanent quarters in that dismal diode. A very; large num ber of the original "emigrants" have con cluded to avail themselves of the oppor -6134 of , being pardoned for past offences, laV taking thci, Oath of allegiance to the'U. U. Government. Some of the more die. gusted even go so far as to declare them selves the Wckest of "Black Repobli 6ns," and to saver, moreover, that as their Party has been the means of setting the negroes fiee,loey ought in justice to be considered om a par with the, origincri Abolidonisis' Simmons head! The War is Over'! Tflt.pfur::MUST: - .-COMEIf. "Live and Let Live I." stpriEnEtBoX0011111"0. PreO_Diff6 . olit . .poii . amoatits.l., THE 'MAMMOTH EMPIRE ItE GILL A 011 S Nbw' cover" So that o'hile others aae mark;ng, tip, we e 1 all SHOVE UK* THE 0001 g Aie now ready for wholesaleing and retailing. The first department is filled with DRY GOODS, R E ADY-MADE CLOTHING, BOOTS, SHOES, ' CROCKERY, YANKEE NOTIONS, &C. Nos. 2. 53, "Whole - ale and Reatil Flour, Feeci, Pork, Groceries, &c. Give us a call and save Fifty per Cent. We return you our thanks for your liberal patron- AS CHEAP AS EVER. Wellsville, N. Y. Oct. 1865 PrO iteno.'..,..Piiblieii..! P. A. ;B I C o . o Headquarters for :argains FIRST FALL OPENING! Elegimt Seasonabie Dress Goods THE CORTLE ;STORE , , . - • - : : • 1 , . • . ~ , I . '••• I! ; • . i.,. Cloak Dress and ul Trimmings .i. .... . . • „... , ,i. . . . , \ I 1 \\.,/ i p \ I ! ~..... ; . " c , ; I \ 1 . i i :-,) , \ , • , ‘ , , ; I I • 1 _ • ... , J, i,., . 1 ,.„ ,. 2 \____ ,-1 L .... ) _-..., 1 1t..," ~ 1 .1.-,, ! • •,, , . E MAMMOTH STOCK OF 33c•cotm, est, mitim.64e,sl , The Proprietors of the POPULAR CORNER STORE are determined to supply this market with the best quality of ' DRY-GOODS, HATS & CAPS, HARDWARE, DRUGS,- PAINTS, OILS, VARNISHES , ANDPATENT MEDICINES. • FLOUR, F i TED & PROVISIONS Octoberi 1965 age for the past year, and shall continue to sell Ps 'AE.STERRIINS & C. H. SIMMONS.
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